I'm just making plans to vote in-person at this point and I'm gonna recommend that to others in my life too

Sabrina Vourvoulias@followthelede.bsky.social · 6h ago

“[T]he main takeaway for me is that the Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans. One-third of all Americans cast their ballots by mail, and the U.S.P.S. puts all of their votes at risk.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

Claiming is Open ✨

Freak On A Leash Fest@freakonaleashfest.bsky.social · 5h ago

Freak on a leash creature fest is back and live! We can’t wait to read more creature goodies! Some important dates for this year! 🖤 prompts open sept 1 🖤 prompts close nov 16 🖤 works due nov 16 🖤 reveals begin nov 20 Rules and details in the replies! #archiveofourown #ao3 #fanfic #fanficfest

I'm trying out a Silk and Sonder journal this month and so far, I LOVE IT. I know I could be doing a habit tracker and a brain dump and a sleep log all on my own, but having it all spelled out for me is so nice.

Here's a sort of list of known exposure dates and locations except for the ones that are children's birthday parties etc, which are private, but still let the North Carolinans in your life know anyhow

Erin Fogg says Free Link@criminalerin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Share and pray for the children and public health officials

Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Four baby goats at mobile petting zoo in North Carolina test positive for rabies

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the petting zoo held events involving children and elderly people between July 28 and Thursday.

nbcnews.com

The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.

If you still have a Twitter account, today is a great day to delete it. Nothing you could possibly get out of that site is worth having your name associated with child pornography. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says

xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.

arstechnica.com

Now you can opt out of having your posts shown to non-followers in the Discover feed. We know not everyone wants to go viral. Sometimes you're just posting for your followers. This is one of a few updates we're working on to give you more control over your experience and help you find your people.

I closed my Sephora account after learning they're opening stores in Israel. I just ordered some Skin 1004 products. I hope they work well! Now I just need to find a new lip mask.

Let's talk about lawyering and AI. I've talked a lot about how using consumer generative AIs for legal matters is a bad idea, and I get a lot of pushback and questions about that. So let's talk! As always, this is NOT legal advice. This IS, however, a gross oversimplification,

"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP

When I first came to terms with being bisexual, going to Rocky Horror shadow cast shows was SO affirming for me. I always felt safe and like this thing I'd struggled to accept was really something to be celebrated. I'll always be grateful to Tim Curry. Rest in peace. ❤️

her very existence was an indisputable reminder of how many things framed as inevitabilities were actually just someone’s choice. there actually is enough money for everything. the wealthy could fully fund literacy and public health and the arts and child welfare. they just won’t

Luke O'Neil@lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 7d ago

By almost any measure Dolly embodied "the American Dream." Some people will come from nothing and make it big and consider the problem now solved. Others will remember that there are still others with nothing and use what they have to help.

in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton

Newsflash: if you think trans women are really men, YOU'RE NOT AN ALLY. To truly /be/ an ally is to ACT like an ally. It's not a title you get and then have forever because of one action. And choosing to not believe that trans people are who they say they are IS NOT ALLYSHIP.

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · last wk.

It's always a little irritating when people who are like, "Look, I'm an ally to trans people" and then immediately basically follow it up with, "And also, they're all men who are freaks who think they're something they're not." But also, what did he want the commissioner to do here?

Recently I wanted to remove the "Ask Gemini" option that newly appeared in my right click menu which I've accidentally clicked a few times. piunikaweb.com/2026/05/29/r... This removed it. Thanks Dwayne!

Here's how to disable the Ask Gemini right-click option in Google Chrome

Tired of accidentally clicking the Ask Gemini shortcut? Here is how to remove the Gemini option from your Google Chrome right-click menu using Chrome flags.

piunikaweb.com

Kit Harrington is dead to me.

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.

Kit Harington has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of the ‘HARRY POTTER’ TV series. Nicholas Hoult has left the series due to scheduling conflicts. (Source: Deadline)

Mic drop. #BackToSchool

I really pushed myself in my long run this morning, and it brought back my confidence. I've been telling myself I can do another half marathon, but today, I actually believe it. ❤️💪🏻

American politics is like if you're trapped in a room slowly filling with blood but the person next to you is screaming about how the world would end if every bug was a banana

It goes without saying but just in case: You absolutely do not have to hand it to JK Rowling. Even if she DID mean what she says about trans adults (which she doesn't, she is constantly attacking trans adults just trying to live their lives) it doesn't mean anything given the HARM she has caused

White House Taps Mean Teen In Zara Fitting Room As New Press Secretary

White House Taps Mean Teen In Zara Fitting Room As New Press Secretary

WASHINGTON—Touting her overall cruelty and particular delight at making others feel miserably self-conscious, the White House on Monday tapped a mean teenager from a Zara fitting room as its new press...

theonion.com

Please don't forget that you are loved more than you can see.

I really need to make using my massage gun a part of my workout routine. I always forget about it when I'm sore, and if it was just a habit, I wouldn't need to remember. And it helps SO MUCH.

Across the country, federal agents are intimidating and brutalizing people just for exercising their First Amendment right to record law enforcement in public. Urge your representatives in Congress to pass the Right to Record Act and protect our constitutional right to document the truth.

Protect The Right to Record

The public has a constitutional right to know what our own government is up to. But right now, federal agents are harassing and intimidating people legally recording them in public. Congress must pass the Right to Record Act.

aclu.org

Tired: using torrents to download the latest Harry Potter movie. Wired: using torrents to download the Amnesty International report that JK Rowling wants to censor.

Aida@aidap.bsky.social · 2w ago

This was document freely available and free to distribute. Lets preserve it the old fashioned way: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:eb3e6f89f9c71404643bc7b9bb6d74963017dda9&dn=Report_A_growing_threat_the_anti_rights_movement_in_the_UK_July.pdf Pop that into your friendly torrent program, no host to dmca.

In response to recent questions, the #OTW has published a statement reaffirming our commitment to maximum inclusiveness of fanwork content. Read more at: otw-news.org/ycktfvuj

The planned #AO3 maintenance for August 21 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled for a later date.

AO3 Status@status.archiveofourown.org · 2w ago

[update] Scheduled: #AO3 will be down for about 2 hours starting at 08:00 UTC on August 21.

In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet. Like a snowball. dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne... A growing threat. archive.org/download/rep...